--- name: executive-workload-support-coverage-tracker description: "Assesses executive-to-ABP support ratios across a team, scores each executive's support load against a weighted demand model, flags over-leveraged assistants and under-supported executives, surfaces single-point-of-failure coverage gaps, and delivers a rebalancing plan with a PTO backup matrix. Use when evaluating whether admin/EA business partner coverage is right-sized, diagnosing burnout risk on the support team, planning ABP headcount, or building a coverage plan before a busy season or reorg." argument-hint: "[exec-roster] [abp-assignments]" allowed-tools: ["Read"] --- # Executive Workload & Support Coverage Tracker ## Purpose Turn a roster of executives and their assigned admin business partners (ABPs) into a quantified coverage map — scoring each support relationship by workload demand, flagging assistants carrying more than they can sustain, identifying executives without adequate support, and exposing coverage gaps where a single absence would leave someone stranded. Produces a rebalancing plan an operations manager can act on this quarter. ## When to Use Invoke this skill when the user asks to: - Assess whether executive-to-ABP support ratios are right-sized across the team - Diagnose which admin business partners are over-leveraged or at burnout risk - Identify executives who are under-supported or sharing an assistant who's stretched thin - Plan ABP or EA headcount ahead of a hire, reorg, or busy season - Build a PTO/absence backup plan so no executive loses coverage when their ABP is out - Justify a support-staff hiring request with a workload-based rationale ## Inputs Required Before starting, collect: - **Executive roster**: List of executives supported, with title/level (C-suite, SVP, VP, Director) for each - **ABP assignments**: Which admin business partner is assigned to which executive(s), including any shared or pooled coverage - **ABP roster**: Names/count of admin business partners, plus each one's FTE status and tenure (new <6mo / established) if known - **Workload signals per executive**: Any available indicators — travel frequency, meeting volume, direct reports, external-facing intensity, board/investor involvement, expense/project coordination load - **Known pain points**: Any executives or ABPs the user already flags as strained, or recent complaints/escalations - **Coverage expectations**: Team norms — is 1:1 the standard, is pooling acceptable, what's the target ratio if one exists - **Time horizon**: Current state only, or planning for an upcoming change (hire, departure, busy season, reorg) If workload signals are sparse, default to scoring by executive level (C-suite = highest demand) and note that the scores are level-based estimates pending real activity data. ## Instructions ### Step 1: Build the Executive Demand Score Assign each executive a Support Demand Score (1–10) using a weighted model. Score each factor, then combine: - **Seniority weight (0–3)**: C-suite = 3, SVP/EVP = 2.5, VP = 2, Director = 1 - **Travel/logistics load (0–2)**: Frequent travel or complex scheduling = 2; occasional = 1; none = 0 - **Meeting/calendar intensity (0–2)**: Heavily booked, multi-stakeholder calendar = 2; moderate = 1; light = 0 - **External/board exposure (0–2)**: Board, investor, or high-profile external work = 2; some external = 1; internal-only = 0 - **Coordination breadth (0–1)**: Large org, many direct reports, cross-functional projects = 1; contained = 0 Sum to a 0–10 Demand Score. Label each: **High (7–10) / Moderate (4–6) / Low (0–3)**. ### Step 2: Calculate ABP Load For each admin business partner, sum the Demand Scores of every executive they support. This is their **Total Load**. - Apply a **capacity benchmark of ~10 Demand points per full-time ABP** as the sustainable ceiling (adjust for FTE — a 0.5 FTE ceiling is ~5). - Apply a **new-ABP discount**: partners with <6 months tenure operate at ~70% capacity — treat their ceiling as 7 points. - Compute **Utilization = Total Load ÷ Adjusted Ceiling**. ### Step 3: Flag Over-Leverage and Under-Support Classify every ABP by utilization: - **Over-leveraged (>110%)**: At burnout risk — flag red, explain which executive(s) push them over - **Well-loaded (80–110%)**: Healthy — flag green - **Under-utilized (<80%)**: Has bandwidth — flag as a candidate to absorb reallocation Then classify the executive side: - **Under-supported**: A High-demand executive sharing an over-leveraged ABP, or any High-demand exec on pooled/partial coverage - **Well-matched**: Demand and support are proportionate - **Over-served**: A Low-demand executive with dedicated full-time coverage (a reallocation opportunity) ### Step 4: Run the Coverage Gap Analysis Identify structural fragility, independent of workload: - **Single points of failure**: Any High-demand executive whose ABP has no designated backup — a single absence strands them - **No-redundancy pairs**: Any ABP whose knowledge/relationships aren't shared with anyone else - **Concentration risk**: Cases where one ABP covers multiple High-demand executives — a single departure creates multi-executive exposure - **Pooling gaps**: Where shared coverage means no one owns an executive's critical continuity ### Step 5: Build the Rebalancing Plan Produce a ranked set of moves (3–7 recommendations), each stating: 1. The specific problem it solves (which ABP or executive, which flag) 2. The move (reassign executive X from ABP A to ABP B, add a backup, split a pooled arrangement, or trigger a hire) 3. The projected utilization for affected ABPs *after* the move 4. Effort/disruption level (Low / Medium / High) If total team Demand exceeds total adjusted capacity, state the **headcount gap** explicitly (e.g., "team is 6 Demand points over capacity — ~0.6 FTE short") and recommend a hire with the workload rationale. ### Step 6: Build the PTO Backup Matrix For every executive, name a **primary ABP** and a **designated backup**. Where no viable backup exists given current staffing, flag it as an unresolved gap and note what the rebalancing plan or a hire would fix. ## Output Format - **Structure**: Executive demand table → ABP load & utilization table → flagged issues (over-leverage, under-support, coverage gaps) → ranked rebalancing plan → PTO backup matrix - **Length**: 800–1,200 words plus tables - **Format**: Tables for the demand scores, ABP utilization, and backup matrix; ranked list for recommendations; brief prose for flags and rationale - **Sections**: Executive Demand Scores → ABP Load & Utilization → Flags (Over-Leveraged / Under-Supported / Coverage Gaps) → Rebalancing Plan → PTO Backup Matrix → Headcount Assessment (if applicable) - **Tone**: Operations manager to operations manager — quantified, decisive, and staff-aware; names workload strain plainly without alarmism ## Quality Checklist Before delivering output, verify: - [ ] Every executive on the roster has a Demand Score with its component breakdown shown - [ ] Every ABP has a Total Load, an adjusted ceiling, and a utilization percentage - [ ] Every over-leveraged ABP flag names the specific executive(s) driving the overload - [ ] The coverage gap analysis identifies at least the single-points-of-failure among High-demand executives - [ ] Each rebalancing recommendation shows the *post-move* utilization for affected ABPs - [ ] The PTO backup matrix covers every executive with a primary and a backup (or an explicit gap flag) - [ ] If capacity is exceeded, the headcount gap is stated as a specific FTE figure, not a vague "consider hiring" ## Notes - The capacity benchmark (~10 Demand points per FTE) is a starting calibration — if the user's team runs leaner or richer historically, adjust the ceiling and say so. - Utilization above 110% for more than a quarter is the strongest predictor of ABP attrition; treat sustained red flags as retention risk, not just a scheduling nuisance. - The most common hidden problem is concentration risk, not raw overload — a well-loaded ABP who is the *only* person who knows two High-demand executives is a bigger organizational risk than a slightly over-leveraged one with a backup. - When workload data is thin, deliver the level-based estimate and recommend a two-week calendar/activity pull to confirm the scores before acting on any reassignment. --- ## How to use this skill This file is a Claude Code skill in [Anthropic's standard format](https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/skills) — markdown with YAML frontmatter at the top. **Installing in Claude Code:** - `~/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads in every session anywhere on your machine (recommended for skills you'll use across multiple projects) - `/.claude/skills//SKILL.md` — auto-loads only when working in that project (recommended for project-specific skills) Restart Claude Code or open a new session to register. **Using in Claude.ai, ChatGPT, Gemini, or other AI tools:** 1. 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